Released: November, 1979 Peaked: #13 Billboard country chart
Recorded July 17, 18 and September 4, 5, 1979 at Creative Workshop, Berry Hill, TN Producer: Brent Maher and Randy Goodrum
Musicians: Randy Goodrum, Fender Rhodes Piano and Shane Keister — Acoustic piano and Wurlitzer piano Jack White — Bass Kenny Malone — Drums and Percussion Jon Goin — All guitars Peter Bordonali — Mandonlin Steve Chapman — Banjo Sonny Garris — SteelGuitar and Dobro George Tidwell — Trumpet Dennis Good — Trombone Bill Puett — Clarinet Shelley Kurland — Strings
Cover Design: Bill Burks Photographer: Don Lewis Logo: Mike Manoogian
Singles Released From Album: UA-X1324-Y You Pick Me Up (And Put Me Down) / We’ve Got Tonight – 10-79 UA-X1339-Y A Lesson In Leaving / Love’s So Easy For Two – 02-80 UA-X1352-Y Leavin’s For Unbelievers / Blue As I Want To – 06-80
Side One
1. Mommy, Can I Still Call Him Daddy (Dottie West – Bill West)
2. Another Heart For You To Break (Carl Belew – Clyde Pitts – Jeannie Seely)
3. Baby (Ray Griff)
4. Before The Ring On Your Finger Turns Green (Boudleaux Bryant – Felice Bryant)
5. Wear Away (Dottie West – Bill West)
6. Fair Weather Lover (Dottie West – Bill West)
Side Two
7. Suffertime (Dottie West – Bill West)
8. Let Me Talk To You (Danny Dill – Don Davis)
9. Would You Hold It Against Me (Dottie West – Bill West)
10.Just Out Of Reach (Virgil F. Stewart)
11. What’s Come Over My Baby (Dottie West – Bill West)
12. Is This Me? (Dottie West – Bill West)
Poster ADs
Reviews
This album proves West an exciting and emotionally evocative artist. Her husky, throaty style displays a sensitive feel for ballads, yet works equally well on the lighter brighter material. Although her country fans needn’t worry, there’s a lively pop-flavoured twist apparent on this package which makes the contents suitable for across-the-board airplay. Selections run the gamut from Kim Carnes to Bob Seger, and the cover photo of West deserves upfront rack display. Best Cuts: “All He Did Was Tell Me Lies,” “We’ve Got Tonite,” “It’s Too Late To Love Me Now,” “You Pick Me Up (And Put Me Down).”
Dottie is heard branching out here on more pop oriented songs. She has chosen as producers two songwriters who recorded six of their own tunes on this album. The result is a very listenable album with best cuts including “All He Did Was Tell Me Lies,” “You Pick Me Up (And Put Me Down)” “We’ve Got Tonite,” and “Blue As I Want To.”
West’s career has been on se the upswing lately, due to several factors, and this LP should carry her even farther. Now produced by Brent Maher and Randy Goodrum, she takes on a brighter, more contemporary sound which should please a wide variety of listeners. The more mellow cuts are especially appealing.
Dottie West’s latest is being marketed; and will be perceived, as a pop record, her breakthrough into the lush greenery of the crossover and indeed the pure pop market. On one hand one might wonder why—Ms. West remains one of country music’s best singers, with an impressive set of hit records behind her, and an impassioned voice that has made quite a few records extremely memorable. On the other hand, there is more than the financial greener grass, and more than her association with Kenny Rogers working on her. This move seems to come at a point in her career where she had done all she could do in country. Though a couple of major awards have eluded her, she has been recipient of most of the awards given to female singers, and has proved she can sing and write with the best—and has proved it for the better part of two decades. Her recent records, often in a more “countrypolitan” vein, did little to advance that standing, and in fact often seemed to squander her talents on second rate songs.
